Mario Lopez
Mario Lopez Biography(Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Mario Michael Lopez, Jr. ( ; born October 10, 1973) is an American television host and actor who has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway. He is best known for his portrayal of A.C. Slater on Saved By The Bell, who he also portrayed as a regular on Saved by the Bell: The College Years. He has appeared in numerous projects since, including the third season of Dancing with the Stars and as a celebrity guest host for the syndicated entertainment news magazine show Extra. He has also hosted America's Best Dance Crew for MTV, and as of 2012, he co-hosts the reality show of the U.S. version of the singing competition The X Factor, along with Khloe Kardashian.
In 1997, Lopez starred as Olympic diver Greg Louganis in the television movie Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story. The following year, he was cast as Bobby Cruz in the USA Network series Pacific Blue. Lopez left the series after two seasons and went on to guest star on Resurrection Blvd., Eve, and The Bad Girl's Guide. In March 2006, Lopez joined the cast of the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful playing the role of Dr. Christian Ramirez. On July 18, 2006, he was released from his B&B contract. Later that year, he guest-starred as a plastic surgeon who drives Christian Troy to jealousy when he sees him naked in the shower in an episode of FX Network's Nip/Tuck during the show's fourth season, which began in Fall 2006. He also made an appearance on George Lopez as a police officer in late 2006. Lopez also guest-starred as a reporter for Extra Sesame Street in the Sesame Street episode "The Veggie Monster" in 2012.
Lopez and Courtney Mazza have a reality show on VH1 called Mario Lopez: Saved By the Baby which premiered on November 1, 2010.
He hosts the serial tabloid Extra, as well as the MTV reality shows America's Best Dance Crew and MTV's Top Pop Group. Lopez is both the host (with Carmen Palumbo) and co-executive producer of Sí TV's Dating Factory. In November 2012, he co-hosted the Fox singing competition The X Factor along with Khloe Kardashian.
Lopez has also guest co-hosted The Wendy Williams Show, and MC'ed the gala benefit for the 2010 Pageant of the Masters arts festival in Laguna Beach, California.
Early life
Mario Lopez was born in San Diego in 1973 to Elvia, a telephone clerk, and Mario Michael Lopez, Sr., who worked for the municipality of National City. He was raised in a large Catholic family of Mexican descent.Acting career
Lopez's professional career began in 1984 when he appeared as younger brother Tomás in the short-lived ABC comedy series a.k.a. Pablo. That same year, he was cast as a drummer and dancer on Kids Incorporated. In March 1987, he was cast as a guest star on the popular sitcom The Golden Girls as a Cuban boy named Mario who faces deportation. In 1989, Lopez was cast as A.C. Slater in the popular television sitcom Saved by the Bell, a role which lasted five years. Lopez's character was a masculine, athletic student, helping to garner the actor a sizeable teenage-girl fan base. After Saved by the Bell ended in 1993, Lopez went on to reprise his role as A.C. Slater in the short-lived spin-off series Saved by the Bell: The College Years.In 1997, Lopez starred as Olympic diver Greg Louganis in the television movie Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story. The following year, he was cast as Bobby Cruz in the USA Network series Pacific Blue. Lopez left the series after two seasons and went on to guest star on Resurrection Blvd., Eve, and The Bad Girl's Guide. In March 2006, Lopez joined the cast of the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful playing the role of Dr. Christian Ramirez. On July 18, 2006, he was released from his B&B contract. Later that year, he guest-starred as a plastic surgeon who drives Christian Troy to jealousy when he sees him naked in the shower in an episode of FX Network's Nip/Tuck during the show's fourth season, which began in Fall 2006. He also made an appearance on George Lopez as a police officer in late 2006. Lopez also guest-starred as a reporter for Extra Sesame Street in the Sesame Street episode "The Veggie Monster" in 2012.
Lopez and Courtney Mazza have a reality show on VH1 called Mario Lopez: Saved By the Baby which premiered on November 1, 2010.
Dancing with the Stars
In the fall of 2006, Lopez signed on as a contestant on the third season of Dancing with the Stars on ABC with professional partner and then-girlfriend Karina Smirnoff who was making her series debut. They finished in second place, losing to the team of Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke.Hosting duties
In 1992, he hosted his first series on NBC called Name Your Adventure.He hosts the serial tabloid Extra, as well as the MTV reality shows America's Best Dance Crew and MTV's Top Pop Group. Lopez is both the host (with Carmen Palumbo) and co-executive producer of Sí TV's Dating Factory. In November 2012, he co-hosted the Fox singing competition The X Factor along with Khloe Kardashian.
Lopez has also guest co-hosted The Wendy Williams Show, and MC'ed the gala benefit for the 2010 Pageant of the Masters arts festival in Laguna Beach, California.
Stage career
Lopez made his Broadway debut on April 15, 2008, in the revival of the musical A Chorus Line in the role of Zach.Books
Lopez has published three non-fiction books. The first, Mario Lopez Knockout Fitness, was published in 2008 and written together with Jeff O'Connell (who had previously written a fitness book with LL Cool J). A cookbook, Extra Lean, with various recipes followed in early 2010 and became a New York Times bestseller. A third book, Extra Lean Family, was published in May 2011. He released a children's book entitled Mario and Baby Gia by Celebra Children's Books (a division of Penguin Books), on September 27, 2011. The book is about Lopez and his infant daughter Gia.Personal life
Lopez is a Catholic who goes to church every week. After six years of dating, Lopez married actress Ali Landry on April 24, 2004, in a Catholic ceremony at the Las Alamandas resort outside Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Two weeks later, their marriage was annulled. In a 2011 interview, Lopez admitted that the split occurred after Landry discovered Lopez had been unfaithful to her, including days before the wedding at his bachelor party. Lopez subsequently dated professional dancer Karina Smirnoff, his Dancing with the Stars partner, from 2006 to June 2008. Since the fall of 2008, Lopez has been in a relationship with Broadway dancer Courtney Laine Mazza. In March 2010, it was announced that Lopez and Mazza were expecting a child. Their daughter, named Gia Francesca Lopez, was born on September 11, 2010, in Burbank, California. The couple became engaged over the 2011-2012 New Year's weekend. They married in Mexico on December 1, 2012. In 1993, Lopez was accused of raping an 18 year old woman.Filmography
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
1984-1986 | Kids Incorporated | Himself (Dancer/Drummer) | TV |
1986 | Chartbusters | Direct-to-video release | |
The Deacon Street Deer | Hector | TV movie | |
1987 | The Golden Girls | Mario | 1987 (1 episode) |
1987 | Superman | the return of the boy wonder | TV movie |
1988 | Colors | Felipe's Friend | |
1989 | Saved by the Bell | A.C. Slater | 1989-1993 (87 episodes) |
1992 | Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style | A.C. Slater | TV movie |
1993 | Saved by the Bell: The College Years | A.C. Slater | 1993-1994 (19 episodes) |
1994 | Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas | A.C. Slater | TV movie |
1995 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | A.C. Slater | "Goodbye, Bayside Part 2" |
1996 | Depraved | Jessie Mata | |
Fever Lake | Steve | Direct-to-video release | |
Saved by the Bell: The New Class | A.C. Slater | "Fire at the Max Part 2" | |
El Cóndor de oro | BodyGuard2 | ||
1997 | Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story | Greg Louganis | TV movie |
The Journey: Absolution | Ryan Murphy | ||
Killing Mr. Griffin | Dave Ruggles | TV movie | |
1999 | Eastside | Antonio Lopez | |
2000 | A Crack in the Floor | Lehman | |
Big Brother Trouble | Coach | ||
2002 | Outta Time | David Morales | Alternative titles: The Courier Out of Time |
King Rikki | Juan Vallejo | Alternative title: The Street King | |
2002"2005 | Pet Star | Host | |
2004 | The Soluna Project | Antonio | TV movie |
2005 | Aloha, Scooby-Doo! | Manu Tuiama/Mainland Surfer (Voice) | Direct to video release |
2006 | Unaccompanied Minors | Substitute Minors watcher | Film |
2006"2010 | Nip/Tuck | Dr. Mike Hamoui | TV |
2007 | George Lopez (TV series) | Police Officer | 2007 (1 episode) |
2007 | Holiday in Handcuffs | David Martin | TV movie |
2008 | Husband for Hire | Marco | TV movie |
2009 | The Dog Who Saved Christmas | Zeus the Dog (voice) | TV movie |
2008"Present | America's Best Dance Crew | Himself | MTV |
2008 | Robot Chicken (episode: Boo Cocky) | A.C Slater (voice) | Television series (voice) |
2010 | Get Him to the Greek | Himself | |
2010"2011 | Mario Lopez: Saved By the Baby | Himself | VH1 (reality show) |
2010 | The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation | Zeus the Dog (voice) | ABC Family TV Film, Sequel to The Dog Who Saved Christmas |
2011 | Honey 2 | Himself | Film |
H8R | Himself | Host | |
The Talk | Himself | Guest | |
2011-present | Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade | Himself | Host |
Extra | Himself | Host | |
2012 | Sesame Street | Himself | Extra Sesame Street reporter ("The Veggie Monster") |
Are You There, Chelsea? | Himself | Episode: "Dee Dee's Pillow" | |
2012 - Present | The X Factor | Himself | Co-Host |
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